Holmgang Challengers 18 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Cee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahmed Salidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee Cee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cee
vs
Salidov

196 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
21
221 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dee Cee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mahmed Salidov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Cee. Those never looked like landing.

Cee sends Salidov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cee is motioning to the referee to let Salidov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cee just misses with a punch to the body.
Salidov slips a jab from Cee.
Cee closes the distance but Salidov moves to the side

and Salidov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Salidov controlling from the top position.
Salidov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cee looking for a guillotine here but Salidov defends easily.

Cee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cee keeping full guard, as Salidov tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salidov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Salidov postures up in Cee's guard and throws a big left but Cee blocks it.

Cee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Salidov is in close to Cee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salidov throws a big right hand that misses.
Salidov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cee is not content to let Salidov control the position.
Salidov prevents Cee from escaping the position.
Cee is trying to improve his position.

Salidov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Salidov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salidov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salidov lands a nice forearm strike.
Salidov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cee to see if he's OK.
Cee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salidov trying to control the position but Cee is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cee is breathing heavily.
Cee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Salidov.
Salidov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cee down.
Salidov scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salidov cracks Cee with a big right hand but Cee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Salidov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cee keeps working.
Cee is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Salidov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Salidov lands some shots froms side control.

Salidov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salidov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cee is trying to escape the position but Salidov is controlling the position.
Cee is trying to get back to his feet.
Cee taking a bit of punishment here - Salidov scoring with strikes.
Salidov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Salidov is putting a hurting on Cee here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Salidov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Salidov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Salidov's back!
Salidov looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Salidov is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Cee off. It looks like it's working - Cee slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Salidov displaying calm under pressure there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salidov under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Salidov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cee won't be happy with that.
Salidov scoring with punches and elbows.
Salidov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salidov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cee keeps working.
Cee is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mahmed Salidov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cee fails with the takedown

and Salidov counters with a single leg into guard. Cee didn't expect that.
Salidov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salidov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cee's head.

Salidov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Salidov slips a jab from Cee.
Salidov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cee.
Cee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salidov ducks under a wild hook from Cee.
Cee misses with an uppercut.
Cee throws a looping overhand right but Salidov ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salidov moves out of range as Cee strikes.
Cee looks to land a right hand but Salidov moved out of range.
Cee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salidov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salidov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dee Cee is winning the standup battle so far.
Cee wants to clinch.
Cee throws a body punch but Salidov moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salidov moves away.
Cee tries to work over Salidov's front leg with a kick but Salidov checks it.
Cee throws a lazy right hand but Salidov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cee misses with a low kick.
Salidov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cee.
Salidov moves out of range of the body kick from Cee.
Cee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salidov.
Salidov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cee.
Cee misses with an uppercut.
Salidov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cee. Salidov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cee misses with an uppercut. Salidov saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salidov slips a straight right by Cee.
Cee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dee Cee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cee misses with a wild body shot.
Salidov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cee misses with a straight right.
Salidov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cee misses with a wild body shot.
Salidov slips a jab from Cee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Cee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cee looks to land a right hand but Salidov moved out of range.
Salidov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cee throws out the jab.
Cee misses with a wild combination.
Cee loads up on a big right hand but Salidov slips the punch.
Salidov ducks under a wild hook from Cee.
Cee moves in looking to clinch but Salidov pushes him off.
Cee fails with the takedown

and Salidov counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salidov is working Cee over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salidov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Salidov scores with punches from side control.
Salidov landing a few strikes.
Salidov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Salidov slows the pace down.
Salidov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Salidov is putting a hurting on Cee here, landing some big shots from side control.
Salidov working the ground and pound.
Cee taking a bit of punishment here - Salidov scoring with strikes.
Salidov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cee gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Salidov stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salidov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Salidov is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Salidov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cee has managed to free his arm - good work.

Salidov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mahmed Salidov has got the better of the ground game so far.

Cee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salidov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cee taking shots to the head.
Salidov landing strikes from the mount.
Salidov lands a nice shot to the head.
Salidov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cee is desperately trying to improve his position but Salidov has a good base and remains in mount.
Salidov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cee looks a forlorn figure.
Cee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Salidov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salidov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salidov landing punches.
Salidov working the ground and pound effectively.
Cee is trying to escape the mount.
Salidov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cee?
The referee warns Cee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cee can't escape the position.
Salidov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Salidov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Salidov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cee hang on?
Cee wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Salidov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salidov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cee hang on?
Cee is looking to improve his position but Salidov isn't that keen on the idea.
Salidov working Cee over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mahmed Salidov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salidov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahmed Salidov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Muno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelgersmold kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pursuit of vikings. Drakaath Yelgersmold has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Yelgersmold
vs
Muno

218 cm
21
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Sex Panther Supplements
CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drakaath Yelgersmold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evil Muno!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelgersmold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muno thuds his right hand into Yelgersmold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Muno throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Drakaath Yelgersmold has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Muno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muno lands a right hook to the body.
Muno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yelgersmold's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for Muno.
Muno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Muno jabs at Yelgersmold's body.
Yelgersmold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Muno scoring well with a low kick there.
Yelgersmold thows a body shot but no joy.
Yelgersmold throws a combination that misses
and Muno counters with a low kick, right behind Yelgersmold 's knee.
Yelgersmold is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yelgersmold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muno. Muno obviously looking to wear him down.
A cross from Muno lands.
Yelgersmold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muno. Muno obviously looking to wear him down.
Evil Muno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Muno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muno works on Yelgersmold's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muno stalls.
Muno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yelgersmold backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Muno fails to land.
Muno misses with some punches.
Muno blocks a body shot from Yelgersmold.
Muno misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelgersmold misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muno.
Muno misses with the head strike.
Yelgersmold tries to break free but Muno pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Muno on the inside.
Muno throws a punch but it's blocked by Yelgersmold.
Muno misses with a punch on the inside.
Yelgersmold is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Muno scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yelgersmold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muno scores with a shot to the side of Yelgersmold's head.
Yelgersmold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muno leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Muno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drakaath Yelgersmold's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yelgersmold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muno.
Yelgersmold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muno cracks Yelgersmold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yelgersmold. That did some damage!
A jab from Yelgersmold does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That kick from Muno tenderised Yelgersmold's leg. Yelgersmold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Muno cracks a nice hook into Yelgersmold's ribs.
That kick from Muno tenderised Yelgersmold's leg. Yelgersmold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from Muno.

Muno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Muno in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A right hand to the body from Muno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muno stalling against the cage.
Muno has a couple of punches blocked by Yelgersmold.
Muno lands a nice shot to the body.
Muno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Muno - that landed with a thud.
Muno lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muno.
Muno stalls.
Muno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelgersmold tries to break free but Muno pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Muno.
Muno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muno struggles to land a body shot inside as Yelgersmold controls his hands.
Muno digs a right hand into Yelgersmold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yelgersmold's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muno lands a shoulder strike.
Muno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muno lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Muno.
Muno lands with a left to the head.
Muno holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yelgersmold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muno misses with a punch to the body.
Muno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muno pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelgersmold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yelgersmold is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yelgersmold.
Yelgersmold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muno backwards.
Yelgersmold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yelgersmold blocking some punches.
Muno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Muno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drakaath Yelgersmold's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Muno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Muno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muno throws a head kick that misses.
Muno thumps Yelgersmold with a low kick.
Muno cracks Yelgersmold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muno tries to clinch up but Yelgersmold circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muno.

Muno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yelgersmold, pushing him back against the cage.
Evil Muno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Muno.
Muno taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yelgersmold wants to get back to striking at distance but Muno won't allow it.
Muno has Yelgersmold pushed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Muno.
Muno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yelgersmold's elbow.
Evil Muno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yelgersmold misses with a punch on the inside.
Muno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muno has a couple of punches blocked by Yelgersmold.
Muno taking a breather.
Muno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muno throws a punch but it's blocked by Yelgersmold.
Yelgersmold tries to break free but Muno pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muno tries to throw a body punch but Yelgersmold avoids it by throwing Muno back against the cage.
Drakaath Yelgersmold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yelgersmold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muno tries a body shot but Yelgersmold blocks it.
Yelgersmold throws a punch but it's blocked by Muno.
Muno stalling.
Muno throws a head punch that misses.
Muno takes a shot to the head.
Muno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yelgersmold backwards.
Yelgersmold takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yelgersmold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muno manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Muno lands a body punch.
Muno lands a left hand.
Muno lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Muno.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muno.
Muno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muno slowing the pace effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evil Muno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evil Muno!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Label (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Label kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Godsmak, I stand alone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Label
vs
Satan

184 cm
24
189 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
184 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Red Label!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ha Satan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Satan finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Satan.
Label shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Satan but Satan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Satan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Label paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Satan moves forwards but Label connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Ha Satan has been cut.
Satan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Label closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Satan breaks the clinch.
A big right from Label misses.

Satan drives through and clinches with Label against the cage.
Knees to the body from Satan.

Satan breaks the clinch.
Satan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Satan lands a jab to Label's midsection.
Label is breathing heavily.

Label pushes Satan up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Satan.

It looks like Red Label has been cut.

Satan breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Label sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Satan somewhat.
Satan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Label takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Satan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Satan lands a big right hand that sends Label crashing to the mat! Satan stays standing though and waves Label back to his feet!

Label is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satan drops Label with a huge uppercut! Label drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Satan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ha Satan!
A relieved looking Ha Satan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobretti comes to the cage accompanied by White Zombie - Black Sunshine . Yrjoe Velmu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cobretti
vs
Velmu

190 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Hardcore Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcello Cobretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjoe Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobretti misses with a hook.
Velmu is looking to slow Cobretti down with leg kicks.
Cobretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velmu.
A big left from Velmu misses.
Velmu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cobretti.
Velmu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Velmu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cobretti dives in and grabs Velmu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Velmu pushes down on Cobretti's head and hops out.
Velmu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velmu.

Cobretti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ground and pound from Cobretti seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Cobretti crashes against the mat.
Velmu wants to control but Cobretti postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cobretti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cobretti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cobretti postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Velmu is looking for a sweep.
Cobretti lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Velmu down.
Cobretti wants to control but Velmu is keeping him busy.
Cobretti controlling the position.
Velmu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cobretti's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is trying to control but can't.
Cobretti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velmu keeps working.
Cobretti trying to mount his opponent but Velmu defends it.
Velmu wants to improve his position but Cobretti is controlling well.
Velmu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cobretti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Velmu defending well though.
Cobretti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobretti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cobretti lands a nice short elbow.

Cobretti seems to be looking for submissions.
Velmu is looking to control Cobretti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Velmu avoid being mounted?
Cobretti is pressing down on Velmu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Velmu is holding on for now.
Cobretti is trying to control the action in half guard but Velmu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Velmu wants to improve his position but Cobretti is controlling well.
Cobretti is controlling the pace.
Cobretti slips a nice elbow through Velmu's hands, connecting with Velmu's forehead.
Velmu wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cobretti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velmu keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobretti working Velmu over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Cobretti dominated that round.
That's time! Cobretti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Velmu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Velmu connects with a solid leg kick.
Cobretti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Velmu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Velmu throws a shot from downtown. Cobretti moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Velmu coming out on top.
Velmu misses with a hook.
Cobretti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Velmu.
Nice body punch from Cobretti.
Cobretti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velmu moves away.
Velmu avoids the body shot from Cobretti.
Velmu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cobretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobretti throws a jab but it's blocked by Velmu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cobretti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cobretti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velmu thuds his right hand into Cobretti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cobretti avoids the head kick by Velmu.
Velmu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Marcello Cobretti has been cut.
Velmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velmu lands a leg kick that knocks Cobretti off balance momentarily.
Cobretti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Velmu scores with a leg kick.
Cobretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velmu.
Velmu throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobretti.
Velmu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velmu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu connects with an inside leg kick.
Cobretti shoots in but no luck this time.
A big left from Velmu misses.
Cobretti misses with a hook
and Velmu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velmu.
Cobretti is looking to wear down Velmu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cobretti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Velmu - the referee stops the clock and Cobretti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Velmu. Cobretti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velmu feints and then cracks Cobretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobretti down.
Velmu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cobretti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Velmu can pounce on him.
Cobretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobretti looks to land a right hand but Velmu moved out of range.
Velmu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cobretti back to the cage. Velmu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Velmu throws a leg kick which misses Cobretti's front leg but catches the back leg as Cobretti tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu feints and then cracks Cobretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobretti down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velmu.
Nice body punch from Velmu.
Good leg kick by Velmu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Velmu.
Velmu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Velmu connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Velmu scoring well with a low kick there.
Velmu feints and then cracks Cobretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobretti down.
Velmu takes a swing at Cobretti's ribcage but misses.

Velmu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velmu scores a nice knee to the body.
Velmu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cobretti backwards.
Velmu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Velmu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Velmu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobretti backwards.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cobretti tries to work over Velmu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velmu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velmu lands a nice knee to the body.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Velmu.
A nice left hand lands by Velmu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjoe Velmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcello Cobretti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Velmu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velmu moves in looking to clinch but Cobretti pushes him off.

Velmu clinches with his opponent.
Cobretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Velmu.
Velmu lands a good knee to the midsection. Cobretti won't want to take too many of those.
Velmu lands a knee to the body.
Velmu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cobretti's face.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobretti's elbow.
Velmu works on Cobretti's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velmu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cobretti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Velmu scores with a shoulder strike.
Velmu scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Cobretti blocks it.
Velmu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cobretti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Velmu lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Velmu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cobretti.
Cobretti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Velmu prevents it.
Velmu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Velmu on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Velmu is leaning against Cobretti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu landing knees to the head.
Velmu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cobretti up against the cage.
Velmu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cobretti misses with a body punch.
Cobretti takes a shot to the head.
Cobretti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Cobretti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Velmu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cobretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Cobretti is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Velmu fails to land.
Velmu stalling the fight.
Cobretti tries a body shot but Velmu blocks it.
Cobretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Velmu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Velmu lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobretti backwards.
Velmu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cobretti's face.

Marcello Cobretti's cut is getting worse.
Velmu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobretti's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobretti.
Cobretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Velmu.
The referee is keeping an eye on Velmu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Velmu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Velmu.
Cobretti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cobretti misses with some punches.
Velmu has Cobretti pushed against the cage.
Velmu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobretti managing to block the knees to the body from Velmu.
Velmu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjoe Velmu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Velmu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjoe Velmu!
A victorious Yrjoe Velmu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Szulc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szulc comes to the cage accompanied by Trio Latino - Viva La España . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Szulc
vs
Derka

200 cm
22
259 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
234 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Szulc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derka Derka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szulc steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Derka. That one must have hurt.
Szulc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crunch! Derka slams his shin into Szulc's torso.
Derka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Derka tries a head kick but it misses.
Szulc misses with a combination
and Derka counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Derka thows a body kick. Szulc tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters circling a little - Derka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Szulc is breathing heavily.
Szulc shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Derka sprawls well. Derka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Szulc gets slowly back to his feet.
Derka scores with a push kick.
Derka scores with a jab to the head.
Derka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Derka lands a jab to Szulc's midsection.
Derka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Derka throws a leg kick which misses Szulc's front leg but catches the back leg as Szulc tries to avoid it.
Derka scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Szulc in his tracks.
Derka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Derka scores with a body shot.
Derka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Derka lunges at Szulc with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Szulc's hand.
Derka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Derka - just one landing.
Derka drops Szulc with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Szulc! Derka dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derka Derka!
An out of breath Derka Derka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Durrant
vs
Gracie

170 cm
37
148 lbs
24 - 28 - 0

178 cm
31
151 lbs
30 - 21 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Golden Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iain Durrant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Renzo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie scores with a takedown into Durrant's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durrant swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Durrant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Gracie looking to improve position, pressing down on Durrant's thigh with his hand. Durrant seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Gracie paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Gracie's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Durrant picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Iain Durrant!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sikkila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stres Fleshou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikkila comes to the cage accompanied by Choke by Kittie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sikkila
vs
Fleshou

180 cm
26
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
161 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Sikkila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stres Fleshou!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Sikkila clinches up with Fleshou and pushes him back against the cage.
Sikkila is pressed up against the cage. Fleshou has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sikkila down to the mat. Sikkila avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sikkila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sikkila has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fleshou finds it's way round the side to connect with Sikkila's head.
Sikkila wants to clinch.

Sikkila has closed the distance and engaged Fleshou in a clinch.
Sikkila stalling.
Fleshou wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fleshou dodges an elbow strike from Sikkila.

Sikkila gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fleshou regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Fleshou working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sikkila has passed into half guard!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sikkila is working for a kimura but Fleshou is defending it quite comfortably.

Fleshou has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Sikkila. Oh but Fleshou has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Sikkila goes limp - he's gone! Fleshou jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Stres Fleshou!
Stres Fleshou spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clive Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project XxX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Churchill might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Australian National Anthem . XxX has chosen Thomas Silversteins Words as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Churchill
vs
XxX

175 cm
20
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
147 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clive Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Project XxX!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Churchill moves out of range of the body kick.
Churchill tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Churchill.

XxX instigates a clinch.
Churchill blocks an elbow strike from XxX.
XxX with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
XxX pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
XxX avoiding damage.
XxX pushes off an throws an elbow but Churchill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
XxX pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
XxX creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Churchill's defenses.
XxX looking to throw knees to the head but Churchill is blocking nicely.
Churchill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XxX lands an elbow that stopped Churchill in his tracks for a moment.
XxX lands a nice knee to the body.
Churchill is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
XxX gets through Churchill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Churchill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but XxX is keeping busy.
XxX gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Churchill slowing the pace effectively.
Churchill avoids a wild elbow strike from XxX.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from XxX.
XxX throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Churchill blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by XxX as Churchill tries to tie him up.
XxX misses with an elbow strike.
XxX creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Churchill's defenses.
XxX with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
XxX looking to throw knees to the head but Churchill is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, XxX just misses with a elbow thrown towards Churchill's brow.
XxX tries to land a knee to the head but Churchill blocks with his arms.

Churchill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Churchill moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
XxX throws a lazy body kick
and Churchill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from XxX. Churchill does a little dance to reset his feet.
XxX swings for the body but Churchill moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from XxX is predictable there
and Churchill counters with a leg kick.
Churchill swats away the attempt to clinch by XxX.
XxX throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
XxX fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Churchill manages to avoid it.

XxX moves into the clinch successfully.
XxX lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, XxX just misses with a elbow thrown towards Churchill's brow.
XxX pushes off an throws an elbow but Churchill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
XxX misses with an elbow strike.
XxX tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
XxX lands a nice elbow.
XxX looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Churchill stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill has had enough of the clinch but XxX keeps him there for the moment.
XxX looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Churchill avoiding damage.
Churchill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Churchill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
XxX moves out of range of the body kick from Churchill.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from XxX.
XxX moves in looking to clinch but Churchill pushes him off.
Churchill tries a low kick but XxX avoids it.
XxX connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
XxX moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
XxX misses with a body kick.
XxX throws out a leg kick but Churchill moves out of range and XxX only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project XxX dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

XxX avoids the head kick by Churchill.
XxX avoids the head kick by Churchill.
XxX throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Churchill.
Churchill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
XxX closes the distance looking to clinch
and Churchill counters with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from XxX.
XxX tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Churchill was well out of range. Poor timing from XxX.
Churchill looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for XxX. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

XxX drives through and clinches with Churchill against the cage.
XxX throws an elbow but it misses.
Churchill misses with some punches.
XxX throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XxX misses with an elbow over the top.
XxX missing with knees to the body.
XxX misses with an elbow strike.
XxX pushes off an throws an elbow but Churchill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
XxX throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by XxX.
Churchill dodges an elbow strike from XxX.
Churchill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Churchill will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning XxX up against the cage.
XxX is looking to control Churchill's arms but Churchill gets an underhook and turns him. Now XxX has his back to the cage.
Churchill avoids the elbow strike from XxX, against the cage.
Churchill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill avoids a wild elbow strike from XxX.
XxX comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
XxX lands a nice elbow.
XxX lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
XxX throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
XxX throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
XxX pushes off an throws an elbow but Churchill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Churchill.
XxX throws an elbow but it misses.

Churchill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
XxX checks a leg kick.
Churchill scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
XxX misses with a kick to the body
and Churchill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Project XxX seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Churchill checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
XxX gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Churchill counters with a nice low kick that buckles XxX's knee momentarily.
Churchill delivers a nice body kick.
Project XxX seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as XxX checks a leg kick.
Churchill tried to score with a low kick but XxX checks it.
XxX throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Churchill makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
XxX doesn't manage to clinch there - Churchill circles away.
XxX wants to clinch but Churchill slips to the side
and Churchill counters with a thumping low kick.
XxX throws a series of punches but Churchill avoids them all with ease.
Churchill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by XxX.
Churchill lands a high kick!
Churchill misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Churchill is looking to slow XxX down with leg kicks.
XxX tries to clinch up.
XxX tries to land a front kick but Churchill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
XxX scoring well with a low kick there.
XxX tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Churchill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
XxX lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Churchill throws out a leg kick but XxX moves out of range and Churchill only half commits.
Churchill lands with a thumping leg kick.
XxX shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
XxX is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Churchill rather than just go for the knockout.

XxX closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
XxX with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Churchill avoiding damage as XxX throws knees to the body.
Churchill displaying some good clinch control by pressing XxX up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Churchill taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Project XxX will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Churchill throws a leg kick which misses XxX's front leg but catches the back leg as XxX tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by XxX.
Churchill wants to land a leg kick but XxX is out of range.
XxX thuds his shin into the meat of Churchill's side.
XxX misses with a low kick.
XxX tries a low kick but Churchill avoids it.
A lazy body kick from XxX
and Churchill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Churchill keeps the fight on the outside.

XxX clinches.
XxX keeps control of Churchill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by XxX.
Project XxX seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
XxX is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Churchill is defending well for now.
XxX with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Churchill avoids a wild elbow strike from XxX.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by XxX.
Churchill stalling in the clinch but XxX improves position.
XxX misses with an elbow strike.
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
XxX with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Churchill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
XxX throws an elbow but it's blocked.
XxX lands an elbow that stopped Churchill in his tracks for a moment.

Churchill breaks from the clinch.
XxX tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Churchill counters with a head kick. That will keep XxX thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
XxX checks the leg kick.
Clive Churchill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Project XxX is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
XxX throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
XxX cracks Churchill with an open hand slap.
Churchill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Churchill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Churchill.
A jab lands there for XxX.
Churchill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
XxX looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Churchill misses with a body kick.
XxX is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
XxX thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Churchill if he has to take too many more of those.
XxX on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Churchill circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! XxX drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Churchill follows XxX to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clive Churchill!
Clive Churchill decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seifer Almasy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Baird
vs
Almasy

182 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasy wants to clinch up but Baird keeps it at a distance.

Almasy rushes Baird and presses him up against the cage.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Baird prevents a body shot from Almasy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Baird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baird lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Almasy backwards.
Almasy missing with knees to the body.
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Baird turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Baird manages to end up in side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Almasy tries to bench press Baird off him but Baird keeps the position.

Baird is trying to get an arm triangle but Almasy is defending well.
Baird tries to move to mount but Almasy blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Baird cracks Almasy with a big right hand but Almasy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Baird postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Baird misses with the ground and pound.
Almasy can't do much from the bottom here.
Almasy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baird. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Almasy is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Baird is staying active.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Baird is working to tighten is grip on Almasy's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Almasy has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Baird is really squeezing tight and eventually Almasy passes out! Baird breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Macadam Baird!
Macadam Baird retains his light heavyweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilham Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - We Are. Lipponen has chosen Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aliyev
vs
Lipponen

185 cm
37
185 lbs
27 - 13 - 2

191 cm
31
272 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Hardcore Nutrition
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilham Aliyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev throws a body punch but Lipponen moves out of range.

Aliyev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lipponen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The strikes coming from Aliyev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lipponen tries to improve position but can't.
Lipponen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Aliyev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lipponen sees it coming and defends easily.
Lipponen is staying active underneath Aliyev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lipponen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aliyev content to control rather than advance.

Aliyev is working for a submission of some sort.
Aliyev prevents Lipponen from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev is looking to take a break and control but Lipponen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Aliyev seems to be looking for submissions.

Aliyev is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Lipponen to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

Lipponen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aliyev defends well.

Lipponen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Aliyev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lipponen dives on top into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen postures up and lands a big shot to Aliyev's brow.

Aliyev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lipponen defends it easily.

Aliyev looking for a guillotine here but Lipponen defends easily.
Lipponen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lipponen looks up at the clock and then as Aliyev takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lipponen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aliyev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aliyev throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Lipponen working away.

Lipponen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Aliyev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aliyev manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev tries to get to full guard but Lipponen has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aliyev won't allow Lipponen to pass to mount.
Aliyev is not content to let Lipponen control the position.
Lipponen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aliyev gets back to full guard.
Lipponen trying to control but Aliyev is working from the bottom.
Lipponen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aliyev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lipponen wants to control from the top but Aliyev keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aliyev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lipponen passes into half guard.
Lipponen prevents Aliyev from improving his position.

Lipponen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lipponen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Aliyev is trying to maintain the position but Lipponen is very close to passing his half guard.

Lipponen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aliyev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lipponen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lipponen's back!

Aliyev is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lipponen is defending well though. Aliyev let's go of the attempt for now.

Aliyev working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pekka Lipponen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lipponen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lipponen lands a nice shot that snaps Aliyev's head back.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Lipponen knocks Aliyev out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pekka Lipponen!
Pekka Lipponen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.